Pedrito's Day by Luis Garay

Shining shoes to earn money toward a bicycle, young Pedrito dreams about all of the wonderful possibilities a bicycle will permit him, until a reckless mistake forces him to prove he is starting to grow up.

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He is sidetracked when older boys invite him to join their soccer game: ""They all knew they should be working, but the ball swept back and forth, drawing them in as if it were weaving a spell."" He loses the money, but, unprompted, replaces it with most of his bicycle savings, an action that pro...